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2021.08.24常春藤生活雜誌 《聚光燈效應 DAY2》《練習本篇口語朗讀》
◎ THE SPOTLIGHT EFFECT
    聚光燈效應 
◎ The spotlight effect is a very common part of the human experience.
  聚光燈效應是人類體驗中非常常見的部分。

◎ However, in some cases, it can lead to extreme social anxiety and nervousness around other people.
  然而，在某些情況下，它會導致對他人的極度社交焦慮和緊張。

● extreme ＝too much a.極端的,非常的
● lead to...    (v)導致/促使⋯
● anxiety       (n) 焦慮,不安
● nervousness   (n) 緊張,焦躁

◎ Everyone suffers some degree of social anxiety.
  每個人都會遭受某種程度的社交焦慮。

● suffers (v)經歷,遭受(痛苦,壞事)通常用於負面消極

◎ We all care about what others think, and we all want to be liked.
  我們都在乎別人的看法，我們都希望被人喜歡。

◎ It's normal to wonder about what effect we have on other people.
  想知道我們對其他人有什麼影響是正常的。

◎ However, this can be a problem when the anxiety is too much to handle.
  然而，當焦慮難以處理時，這可能是一個問題。
●  too ～ to ～ (phr.) 太～以致於無法～焦慮太多以至於無法應付（演變成壓力）

●  stress   (n) 壓力

◎ If someone is so nervous that they can't make good decisions, then it's time to take action and improve the situation.
  如果有人太緊張而無法做出正確的決定，那麼是時候採取行動並改善情況了。
●  nervous         (a) 緊張的
●  take action    (phr.) 採取行動,有所作為
●  situation        (n) 情況,處境

◎ Learning about the spotlight effect is important because it can help us reduce our anxiety.
 了解聚光燈效應很重要，因為它可以幫助我們減輕焦慮。
●  此處 it 指“了解聚光燈效應” 這件事

◎ The next time you feel like everyone is staring at you, remind yourself that it's just your mind playing tricks on you.
   下次當你覺得每個人都在盯著你看時，提醒自己這只是你的大腦在捉弄你。

●  此處 it 指“當你覺得每個人都在盯著你看” 這件事

◎ Another good exercise is to make an effort to notice the people around you, rather than focusing on yourself.
   另一個很好的練習是努力注意周圍的人，而不是專注於自己。
●  rather than ＝ instead of 而不是

◎ If you fill your mind with thoughts of your friends and family, it will help you be less self-conscious.
如果你的腦海裡充滿了對朋友和家人的想法，這會幫助你減少自我意識。
●  self-conscious      (n) 自我意識 有可能是自卑...。

《練習本篇口語朗讀》
THE SPOTLIGHT EFFECT

The spotlight effect is a very common part of the human experience.
However, in some cases, it can lead to1 extreme social anxiety and nervousness around other people.
Everyone suffers some degree of social anxiety.
We all care about what others think, and we all want to be liked.
It's normal to wonder about what effect we have on other people.
However, this can be a problem when the anxiety is too much to handle.
If someone is so nervous that they can't make good decisions, then it's time to take action and improve the situation.
Learning about the spotlight effect is important because it can help us reduce our anxiety.
The next time you feel like everyone is staring at you, remind yourself that it's just your mind playing tricks on you.
Another good exercise is to make an effort to notice the people around you, rather than focusing on yourself.
If you fill your mind with thoughts of your friends and family, it will help you be less self-conscious.